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Urban Decay Mary Jane Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Mary Jane Eyeshadow

Cool Down with Mary Jane!

Urban Decay Mary Jane Eyeshadow ($17.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a steely blue with a frost finish. It's a pale, icy blue with a silver sheen--perfect for the cooler season and for brightening up eyes. Mary Jane has a very soft, smooth texture with rich...

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Urban Decay Little Sins Eyeshadow Primer Potion Set

Urban Decay Little Sins Eyeshadow Primer Potion Set

Urban Decay Little Sins Eyeshadow Primer Potion Set ($29.00) is new for the holidays and contains miniature sizes of the three existing Primer Potion varieties: Original (invisible), Eden (matte nude), Sin (shimmering champagne). It also contains a miniature size of a new and...

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Laura Mercier Sequin Eyeshadow (Peacock, Sterling)

Laura Mercier Sequin Eyeshadow (Peacock, Sterling)

How Much Shimmer Can You Handle?

Laura Mercier Sequin Eyeshadow ($22.00 for 0.09 oz.) are a shimmering, glittering formula of eyeshadow. It's similar to Stila's Jewel Palette, Urban Decay's Stardusts, and Bobbi Brown's Sparkle Eyeshadows. They all have this nearly...

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Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment

Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment

Illamasqua Art of Darkness: Alluvium

Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment ($24.00 for 0.04 oz.) is just like Ore: beyond gorgeous when you see it in person, but it just doesn't photograph quite the same way. It's a metallic medium-blue with a violet-blue tinge and flecks...

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Illamasqua Ore Pure Pigment

Illamasqua Ore Pure Pigment

You'll Need to See This to Believe It

Illamasqua Ore Pure Pigment ($24.00 for 0.04 oz.) is one of those products that shocks and awes the minute you swatch it.  Ore is a medium-dark metallic bronze with soft red undertones, multicolored shimmer, and a dazzling sheen.  It's...

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Bobbi Brown Black Sparkle Eyeshadow

Bobbi Brown Black Sparkle Eyeshadow

More Glitter Fun with Bobbi Brown!

Bobbi Brown Black Sparkle Eyeshadow ($24.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a gray-black color base with layers of teal shimmer, lilac and silver glitter, and wet finish. I think the coolest characteristic about Bobbi Brown's Sparkle Eyeshadows...

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Bobbi Brown Black Cocoa Metallic Eyeshadow

Bobbi Brown Black Cocoa Metallic Eyeshadow

Try a Little Warm Cocoa for Fall

Bobbi Brown Black Cocoa Metallic Eyeshadow ($20.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a rich, chocolate brown with flecks of pale gold, gold, and copper shimmer. It has such a smooth texture with incredible color pay off that really just looks...

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Dolce & Gabbana Divine Eyeshadow Quad

Dolce & Gabbana Divine Eyeshadow Quad

Dolce & Gabbana Divine Eyeshadow Quad ($59.00 for 0.16 oz.) looks like a beautiful, elegant mix of feminine colors that seem neutral--not too cool, not too warm.  I've always liked Dolce & Gabbana's eyeshadows in the past (like Dazzling, Gold, Laguna), and I really...

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Guerlain 2 Place Vendome Eyeshadow Palette

Guerlain 2 Place Vendome Eyeshadow Palette

Is this palette worth $84?

I know that it probably sounds funny, but after reviewing and being disappointed by Guerlain's Rue de Francs Bourgeois Eyeshadow Palette, I felt the need to determine whether the palettes were a miss in general or perhaps just that...

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Urban Decay Urb Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Urb Eyeshadow

The Hue of Sage Green

Urban Decay Urb Eyeshadow ($17.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a sage green with antique gold glitter flecks. It's a very smooth shade that's pigmented but the color itself is softer, so it's not a bright or intense shade of green. I love the slight golden sheen...

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